Westfields take on Shortwood United tonight in a Hellenic League Cup Round of 16 clash. There may well be a young side on show for the Hereford side as they look to prioritise their league campaign as they push for promotion. “Don’t get me wrong every cup is important as it is a chance to […]
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‘They shouldn’t take us lightly’ – Cheltenham Town giant-killers Alvechurch will relish chance to face Forest Green Rovers in the FA Cup
Alvechurch captain Jamie Willets hopes that Saturday’s FA Cup second-round clash against Forest Green Rovers will be a ‘springboard’ for the club moving forwards. The lowest-ranked side in the competition beat Cheltenham Town in the first round and return to Gloucestershire to face Ian Burchnall’s side at the New Lawn Stadium. A brace from Danny […]
Forest Green Rovers manager Ian Burchnall believes his side ‘stepped up a level’ in their 1-1 draw away to 13th place Oxford United.
Rovers have been struggling during their first season in League One with the Gloucestershire side sitting at the foot of the table in 24th. However on Saturday, Burchnall was pleased with that he saw: “Yeah I think they certainly rolled their sleeves up, certainly in the second half, I thought we did in the first […]
‘Unbelievable’ – Bristol City’s Antoine Semenyo on facing Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo in Qatar World Cup
Antoine Semenyo insists he will ‘relish the challenge’ of coming up against Cristiano Ronaldo when Ghana face Portugal in their opening FIFA World Cup match on Thursday. The nations will meet at Doha’s Stadium 974 for their Group H matchup, as Ronaldo will seek to add to his tally of 117 goals in 191 games […]
Alfie May hits half century for Cheltenham
Saturday’s 1-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers saw Alfie May score his 50th goal for Cheltenham Town. Since scoring on his debut against Oldham in January 2020, May has struck against the likes of Manchester City, Sunderland and Bolton Wanderers. He said post match: “I wasn’t [aware] no, I think the most important thing was to […]
Alfie May continues to break records for Cheltenham Town
The 26th minute of Cheltenham Town’s home game against Wycombe Wanderers saw Alfie May make another piece of history having scored his 40th EFL goal against Cambridge United in September. A spell on the sidelines through injury meant that May’s goals dried up and dragged the club’s form down with it as the lack of […]
Cheltenham’s Alfie May becomes clubs first player to reach 50 EFL goals
The 26th minute of Cheltenham Town’s home game against Wycombe Wanderers saw Alfie May make another piece of history having scored his 40th EFL goal against Cambridge United in September. May overtook Julian Alsop’s EFL goal scoring record of 39 with a comeback win against Cambridge, which he dedicated to retiring teammate Matty Blair. The […]
Five things learned from the Formula One season following the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Max Verstappen ended the 2022 Formula One season with 15 wins after dominating at the Yas Marina Circuit much like he has all year. The Dutchman finished on 454 points, 146 points ahead of his closest rival, Charles Leclerc who narrowly pipped Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s teammate, to second place in the Drivers’ Championship. Further down […]
Kettering Town secretary apologises for costly mistake that will see Gloucester City handed FA Trophy boost
Gloucester City are awaiting a final decision from the FA as they expect to be added to tomorrow’s third round draw for the Isuzu FA Trophy, with Kettering Town set to be kicked out. It was discovered that Kettering had mistakenly fielded an ineligible player in their 1-0 victory Gloucester on Saturday. Tyrone Lewthwaite, who […]
“Being gay is not a choice”: is a country where the LGBT community are ostracized fit to host the FIFA World Cup?
Being gay is illegal in Qatar, with locals in the country often hunted, arrested and beaten by the local authorities. In fact, a Qatar official has said that “homosexuality is damage in the mind”, in short this is not a place where members of the LQBT community are accepted. European teams have decided to abandon […]